Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

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Object Details

Biogeographical Region

82 - Northern South America

Collector

Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez

Christian Feuillet

T. McDowell

S. Tiwari

Max. Elevation

110

Microhabitat Description

Gallery forest, seasonally flooded. Forest margins by savanna area.

Min. Elevation

100

Record Last Modified

17 Nov 2025

Specimen Count

Collection Date

7 Mar 1990

USNM Number

USw42812

Preparation

Photograph

Place

Rupununi area, Karasabai Village, 4 miles north past Youroura Creek., U. Takutu-U. Essequibo, Guyana, South America - Neotropics

Published Name

Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth

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Botany

Angiosperms

Wood Collection

Plant Image Collection

Taxonomy

Plantae Dicotyledonae Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Amaranthoideae

Data Source

NMNH - Botany Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32d954037-5ef3-4251-b639-a49446cbd44c

Record ID

nmnhbotany_10860629